I still need to finish it because on the photo's you see some uncut extending screws and the wooden shoulderpad need to be upholstered but I'm very curious about how the hood-pro's sock loupe will work out, it has been send but imagine it can take several day's to reach Europe. I plan to use it for specific purposes like interviews at receptions in the evening were I need to carry it about an hour. Every part on the back can taken off as I used a same type of shoe which normally fits a camera light. I also attached a quick release plate to easily remove the camera. When it's completely finished I"ll post some more images on my blog but the first tests I did were very promising, it weighs about 7 kg totally (incl camera) but it carries a swit light with adapter an big sony battery, a big spare canon battery and a azden 500udr and it exactly balances on my shoulder. I am custommaking one now and made a wider wooden shoulderpad which is 10cm wide so it's much more stable on my shoulder and i ordered a hood-pro with sock loupe to attach to my lcd so I can use my lcd as a viewfinder. You can support the cb105 on your arms (the maker has one video as well were he shows this) and your arms can function as some kind steadycam arm, for a while at least because including a camera it is very heavy. ![]() I have a cb105 as well and some shots are hard to believe it's done with this shouldersupport, especially the first one which definitely looks like glidecam work. If you are careful, you can kant the shoulder piece and still keep it vertical but the cement leaves no time for adjustments.Īnd you really believe that all those samples are shot with the CB105? I chose to kant the shoulder piece a little to the outside to effectively bring the camera mount in a little since the A1 eyepiece is in the center of the camera instead of the side like the XL1. With this modification the brace drops the camera down so the eyepiece is at eye level. Just like the new SpiderBrace units, this modification can also be disassembled for storage/travel. Then, using a female and two 45 degree elbows with the minimum of pipe, replace 2" of straight pipe on the cut off shoulder piece with the aforementioned assembly. It was easy to work with and modify.īasically, the fix (for my comfortable camera position) is to cut the PVC 3/4" from the junction box and glue on a male threaded connector. Fortunately, the Spiderbrace is made from electrical grade PVC, neoprene, a junction box and a couple bolts. The modification is contained to the rear leg. With a couple dollars in parts from Lowes, the Spiderbrace is back in business. ![]() ![]() However, after having great difficulty shooting with my XH-A1 on it, I realized the Spiderbrace for the XL1s positions the camera too close, too high and too far to the right. The Spiderbrace is a nice inexpensive and light shoulder rig.
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